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Richard Newton

Identifying Roots

Alex Haley and the Anthropology of Scriptures

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Identifying Roots presents a cultural history of Alex Haley's Roots, examining the strategy and tactics Haley employed in developing a family origin story into an acclaimed national history. More than an investigation into Alex Haley's legacy, Identifying Roots unearths the politics of beginnings and belongings. While we all come from somewhere, this book examines the terms on which our roots can work as a tradition to embrace rather than a past to leave behind. And it investigates why some of the texts we read also seem to read us back.Identifying Roots invites readers to reimagine the way we tell stories. A provocative study that draws upon… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-78179-546-0
  • EAN: 9781781795460
  • Produktnummer: 33562720
  • Verlag: Equinox Publishing Ltd
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
  • Seitenangabe: 322 S.
  • Masse: H14.6 cm x B22.3 cm x D2.6 cm 532 g
  • Abbildungen: 10 figures
  • Gewicht: 532
  • Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor


Richard W. Newton, Jr. is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama. His research examines the making of social difference in light of the anthropology of scriptures. He also curates the teacher-scholar multimedia resource, Sowing the Seed: Fruitful Conversations in Religion, Culture, and Teaching (sowingtheseed.org).

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